Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from China earlier this week, cutting her trip short. Hasina, who was reportedly supposed to leave Beijing on Thursday (July 11) morning, departed on Wednesday night.
This was Hasina’s fifth visit to China as Bangladesh’s PM and the first in five years. However, her early return from Beijing signals she did not get what she wanted from the trip.
Let’s take a closer look.
What happened during Hasina’s trip?
Bangladesh PM Hasina met China’s president Xi Jinping and her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang in Beijing on Wednesday (July 10).
The two countries signed 21 agreements, including three renewed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). The visit also saw Beijing and Dhaka elevating their “strategic partnership” to a “comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership,” according to Bangladesh’s state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
Dhaka and Beijing also announced seven more projects.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Hasina and Li after the delegation-level talks between the two countries, as per BSS.
The Bangladesh PM and her Chinese counterpart’s bilateral talks were dominated by the Rohingya issue, business, trade and commerce, investments and the countries’ ties. The two also discussed regional and international matters.
